Third Year Home Furnishing Project Draws Wide Interest
Washington County Farm Bureau notes show 79 leaders attended last week and 77 meetings with 571 in attendance. Reports detail baskets lampshades and other items from multiple townships and project progress ahead of April 29 1930 achievement day.
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Allie M. Smith
Highland
Highland Township
Farm Bureau
Crete
English River
Aati
Washington Oo
Deagon Eon Kee
Lime Creek Township
Iowa Township
Clay
Brighton
Dutch Creek
Oregon Township
Crawford Township
Jackson Township
Washington Township
Washington County Farm Bureau
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Girls 4H Leaders Meet In Washington For Outlook And Feeding Talks
Washington county 4H leaders will gather February 6 at city hall for an all day session with Miss Florence Forbes extension specialist. L. G. Allbaugh will lead an outlook conference in Washington with a federal advisor, discussing market trends for livestock and grain and practical production guidance. Rex Beresford will conduct three days of livestock feeding schools, February 19 to 21, offering first hand feed information and money saving tips. Hybrid corn wins again as Iowa State College confirms superiority of hybrid seed in the 1929 state corn yield contests.
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Washington City Hall
Florence “Orbes
Outlook
Washington
L. G. Allbaugh
Ames
Federal Department
Rex Beresford
Washington County
Beresford
Florence Forbes
Hatchery School
Iowa hybrid seed wins banner in corn yield contest
Hi Bred Corn Co. of Grimes tops 139 entries in the Iowa corn yield contest earning the banner trophy for fifth straight year. Hybrids outyield open pollinated strains, with district highs of 113 bushels and a low of 34. Awards go to the highest yield above district average. Phosphate tests now available at the farm bureau office. Calendar notes upcoming lessons and conferences in February.
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Iowa Stateollege
Iowa
Hi-Bred Corn Co
Grimes
Corn Company
North Central
Amy From Arizona Charms Franklin Center Audience
The Franklin Center home talent play Amy From Arizona drew large crowds with strong acting. Ralph Davidson from Brighton provided intermissions music while audiences responded with applause and laughter. Ardith Luithly remains in Ottumwa hospital. Mrs. Ralph Nordyke and her son returned from Fairfield hospital. Arthur Reigenhagen plans to open a Rubio garage March first. Rubio shipping association sent mixed hogs and cattle to Chicago Sunday.
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Franklin Center
Amy
Arizona
Crosed
G’gles
Churkles
Ralph Davidson
Brighton
School program praised as readings and music delight crowd
The piece notes warm reception for a local program with readings by pupils and self accompaniment. It mentions Mrs. Art Davison returning from Rock Island and Ralph Davison visiting Brighton, plus farm bureau training and a February 11 Franklin Center school meeting on a new hog marketing plan led by Lloyd Walker and Walter Brown. It credits Lawrence McKune for directing the play and lists several local illnesses and reminders to attend the meeting.
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Art Davison
Rock Island
Ralph Davison
Clyde Dawson
Brighton
Mabel Dill
Delbert Davidson
Harry Campbell
Farm Bureau
City Hall
Franklin Township
Franklin Center School
Certan
Lloyd Walker
Walter Brown
Chicago
Cedar Rapicy
Lawrence McKune
Atta Bush
Os George
John Atkinson
Local pupils switch schools for special courses
Marjorie Mourer, attending Rose Hill this winter, has moved to Brighton to take advantage of special courses. C. E. Morgan and family visited Brighton Sunday evening. Alva Harland and children of White Oak attended church in Rubio Sunday morning. Rodney Hanan spent Friday night in Richland with his brother Donald and attended the Keota versus Richland basketball game.
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Marjorie Mourer
Rose Hill
Brighton
C. E. Morgan
Alva Harland
White Oak
Rubio
Rodney Hanan
Richland
Donald
Keota
Local News Briefs Reach Across Town and Country
Mr and Mrs Don Woods return from Denver Colorado and plan to stay with Don's parents this summer. Will Hipp cut wood for Fred Kephart. Hazel Longer missed school due to illness and is visiting grandparents in Washington. Glen Green and family visited Glen Beenblossom on Sunday. Will Longer and family were also mentioned in the scroll of local happenings.
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Don Woods
Denver
Col
Don
Will Hipp
Fred Kephart
Hazel
Guppe
Washington
Glen Green
Glen Beenblossom’'s
Will
Sunday Gatherings at Local Homes Extend Friendly Ties
Lew Rath and Iris visited the Frank Saladay home near Ainsworth and Fred Weekly enjoyed a trip to Washington to see friends. H. H. hosted a Friday gathering at the Lew Rath home with family games and fruit salad and cake to celebrate Lew Rath's forty fourth birthday.
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J. W. Longer
Lew Rath
Iris
Frank Saladay
Ainsworth
Fred
Washington
H. H
Ninety-Eight-Year-Old Bank Bandit Sentenced
N H Evans age 88 was sentenced to life in Fort Madison penitentiary for the Turin Savings Bank bandit case. Convicted last September he attempted suicide in jail by slashing his wrists but was saved by a jailer after being moved from Sioux City for sentencing.
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Onawa
Fort Madison
N. H. Evans
Turin Savings Bank
Miles W. Newby
Evans
Sioux City
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Harold Montgomery
Gray Willams
Ds Rai
Kentucky
EAGLE
Wilson Coal Company
Liccett & Myers Tobacco Co
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